It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of my Wednesday miscellaneous updates post and wow have there been some changes in my life!

Work:
I’m very proud to report that after 10 interviews, 1 background check, and 15 pages of non-competes/disclosures, I accepted a wonderful offer at a new company last week! I officially start next Monday, so I’ve been taking full advantage of my free time in the interim (beach day today, yes!). Tomorrow I leave for a weekend in VT working for one of my side gigs (the LUNA gig I’d mentioned previously in my post about turning passions into income streams).  

Budget:
Luckily, things have worked out well with the budget. While this month was certainly ugly in terms of my overall lack of savings, I’ve managed to meet virtually all of my financial goals and then some. For those of you who , you may have seen a tweet last week about my paycheck from my old job being about $500 less than it should have been. Fortunately, there’s a wonderful woman working there who took the time to go back through everything and make sure I received what I was owed. That lovely $500 will be auto-deposited into my account on Friday…wahooo!

Other than that, the only naughty spending I’ve incurred was the purchase of an iPhone on Monday. While it is a necessity to have a smartphone for my new job, I can’t say it was a necessity to have an iPhone. However, when I consider that I’ve never, ever paid a single cent for a cell phone before (you would be shocked to see just how old my previous phone was…haha!), I think it’s an OK purchase. It’s a coincidental bonus that I’ll be working more than originally thought this coming weekend and the extra cash flow more than covers the cost of the phone (thank you, Universe!)….

Marathon Training:
I’m also happy to report that I’m officially training now for the Chicago Marathon. My IT band seems to be much happier with me lately, and I’ve recently been able to run a few miles at a time, pain-free. I’ll be incorporating a ton more core/ab/back work in an effort to strengthen my entire body, plus I have a foam roller and specific stretching exercises to continue with. My hope is to run an injury-free training plan, then continue on to qualify again for the Boston Marathon. Fingers are crossed!

Home Improvements:
Rafiki, if you’re reading this, this highlight is for you. With all the extra free time I had after the interviews ended for the new job last week, I went on a serious DIY/domestic binge in which I knocked out a bunch of unfinished projects. I’ll add the full list to my monthly re-cap post next week!

What’s going on in your life?

 

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